義堂周信の杜甫受容について

Abstract

From Heian 平安 Era to Kamakura 鎌倉, Muromati 室町 Eras, a major change took place in the Chinese literature history in Japan. Du Fu replaced Bai Juyi 白居易 as the model. And in early Gozan 五山 literature, the monk poet Gidoh Shushin was the leader of the movement. Gidoh inherited his predecessors' interests but strongly recommended Du Fu. In theory he dug deep into Du's poems, finding their meaning, and the loyalty and brotherhood implied. On the other hand, he also imitated his diction, syntax and organization of poems. This helped him write some serious well thought-out works which combined integrity with reflection and took after Du's style. Therefore, he did a lot to promote the Du study in Japan.